Water Efficiency Service

Not sure how much to water?

• Lawn watering guide (PDF)
• Use our irrigation scheduling tool (Excel)
• Or the water budget calculator (Excel)

Don’t let your sprinklers run when it’s raining.

• Use a rain sensor that will automatically shut off your irrigation system when it detects rainfall.
• Install a qualifying rain sensor and earn a rebate from us.

Don’t make clouds with your sprinkler system.

• Watering at night between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. lets water soak in instead of evaporating.

Plant wisely.

• Upgrade your yard with resilient landscape plants that thrive with less water.
• Learn how to xeriscsape when you take one or more of our free classes. Or, check out our xeriscape site and plant database.

Don’t send money down the gutter; concrete doesn’t get thirsty.

• Check your sprinklers each month. Make sure they water your yard, not the pavement.

Do you see water draining from your sprinklers after it turns off?

• Upgrade to check valve sprinkler heads, which prevent water from draining out.
• Install qualifying equipment and earn a rebate from us.

Watering a slope?

• Run your sprinklers in five-minute cycles to let the water soak in instead of running out of your yard.

Keep track of the drips.

• One or two drips may not seem like a lot but they add up quickly. Use Water Wiser Drip Calculator to measure and estimate water wasted due to leaks.